Romney, Santorum, Paul To Skip March 1 CNN Debate (UPDATED)

Mitt Romney’s campaign – the first to signal they would not participate – said scheduling conflicts would prevent the governor from attending.

“With eight other states voting on March 6, we will be campaigning in other parts of the country and unable to schedule the CNN Georgia debate,” said Andrea Saul, Romney’s campaign press secretary. “Gov. Romney will be spending a lot of time campaigning in Georgia and Ohio ahead of Super Tuesday.”